Harness-trace.



PATENTBD AUG, 13, l1907.

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CHARLES F. KNAPP, OF CLINTONVILLE, WISCONSIN.

HARNESS-TRACE Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 13, 1907'.

Application tiled October 15,1906. Serial No. 339.037.

To all 'whom it may concern' Be it known that I, CHARLES r. KNAPr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Clintonville, in the county of Waupaca and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Harness-Traces; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My linvention relates to new and useful improvements in traces and more particularly to harness traces of that class constructed by sewing or riveting, or otherwise securing strips of leather together and my object is to provide means for strengthening the strips of leather whereby the strips may be made lighter.

A further object is to provide wearing plates or loops for the ends of the traces and a still further object is to provide means for removing the'loo'ps from the traces and securing new ones thereto.

Other objects and advantages will be hereinafter referred to and more particularly pointed out in the claims. l

In the accompanying drawings which are made a part of this application, Figure l is a side elevation of trace with the central portion thereof broken away showing my improved loops secured to the ends thereof. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal sectional view thereof. Fig. 3 is a similar view showing a slightly modified form of strengthening device. Fig. 4 is an edge elevation of one end ot the trace with my improved loop and strengthening device secured thereto, and, Fig. .5 is a plan view of one end of the trace showing the mannerrof removing and applying the loops thereto.

Referring to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, l indicates the trace proper which is preferably formed of strips of leather and -secured together along its edges by stitching or otherwise as indicated at 2.

Disposed longitudinallythrough the trace between the stitches 2 is a cable 3 which may be formed in an endless belt as shown in Fig. 2 and disposed around the body of the loops 4 at each end ofthe trace, or the cable may be formed by disposing a number of strands of wire from end to end of the trace and around the loops 4 and the numerous strands of wire directed together and secured in this position by wrapping the 4free ends of the wire around the assembled strands as shown at 5 in Fig. 3 of the drawing thereby forming an eye 6 at each end of the cable.

Each of the loops 4 is provided with an opening 7 through one of which is adapted to take a suitable loops at each end of said trace, bifurcated ears hook secured to the hame of the harness while the opposite loop is adapted to be secured to a swingle tree, the body 4 of the loops being provided at each edge with a flange 8, said flanges forming a groove around the body portion in which is seated the ends of the cable 3.

The flanges 8 develop into bifurcated ears 9 at one end of the loop between which is adapted to be disposed the ends of the trace l and are secured there between by means of rivets or the like I0 which are disposed through bores Il in the bifurcated ends of the ears and through the trace l,

When the loops 4 become worn or broken a new one may be readily secured to the tug by first removing the rivets IO and then directing the loop to the position shown in Fig. 5 of the drawing after which the loop may be readily removed from the strands of the cable and a new loop inserted into position thereon after which the end of the trace is disposed between the ears on the loop and new rivets directed therethrough. It will also be seen that by this construction a new cable can be readily inserted through the trace and disposed into position on the loops. i

What I claim is:

l. The combination with a trace composed of strips of leather or the like and secured together at their edges; of integral with said loops, means to secure the ends of the trace between said ears, a cable disposed loosely through said trace and around said loops whereby said loops and ends of the cables may be moved laterally and the loops disengaged from the cable.`

2. The combination with a trace; of loops having openings therein, flanges at each edge of said loops to form a groove, ears integral with said flanges, said ears having bifurcated ends, means to secure the ends of the trace between said ears, a cable extending through said trace and around said loops and between said flanges, said cable being laterally movable in the trace, whereby the ends thereof and the loops may be moved to one side of the trace and the loops disengaged from the cable without separating the trace.

3. The combination with a trace composed of strips of leather', or the like, and secured together' at their edges of a loop at each end of said trace, flanges on said loops to form grooves, a pair of ears integral with said flanges, between which the ends of the trace extend, said ears having bifurcated ends, which extend outwardly to a point adjacent the edges of thc trace, means to secure the bifurcatcd ends to the trace, a cable extending loosely through said trace and around said loops, said cable boing laterally movable, whereby when the loops are disengaged from the trace, they may be removed from engagement with the cable.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES F. KNAPP.

Witnesses:

GEO. E. BEEDLE, J. W. PATTERSON. 

